Tag: st. louis cardinals

  • Sonny Gray is a Red Sock

    It is official. The first big trade of the MLB offseason took place between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals for Sonny Gray. Gray is a Red Sock.

    This came after news of Gray wanting to spend more time near his hometown of Nashville, TN and play for a contender at 36.

    This is great news for the Red Sox as they have been looking for a veteran starter with some postseason experience to go along with Garrett Crochet. The Cardinals cover $20 million as this begins the vision of Chaim Bloom as St. Louis president of Baseball of Operations.

    Bloom spent part of his time in Boston and is now looking to rectify what has held back the St. Louis organization. This was one of the best returns they could receive possible by shutting down payroll and looking for the ultimate prospects to step up with Brandon Clarke and Richard Fitts in the race.

    It was a smart move by Bloom trading Gray to an AL team as teams will against Boston are going to land priceless.

  • The Legacy of John Mozeliak

    John Mozeliak will live on as a historic hero in St. Louis aura. He grabbed onto the brass ring for many years that encapsulated St. Louis to its a best and worst moments in franchise history.

    Mozeliak was able to overcome the Chicago Cubs throughout most of the early 2000’s. He served excellent in establishing a great scouting rapport within the St. Louis front office and Colorado as well.

    He was significant in bringing stars such as Albert Pujols, Lance Berkman, and Adam Wainwright to town. Not to mention, my favorite such as Chris Carpenter. There were some true poised players on Mozeliak’s roster. They all played the St. Louis way.

    Later, it got crushed.

    Theo Epstein of the Chicago Cubs stepped into power along with Jed Hoyer and won the 2016 World Series for the first time in a 108-year drought. They established the roots of the 2004 Boston Red Sox, a little bit, and turned it up a notch by adding Kyle Schwarber, Kris Bryant, and many other stars.

    The St. Louis Cardinals, since then, have been chasing to Chaim Bloom for power with prospects and Sonny Gray. The stretch of Jhonny Peralta, Peter Bourjos, and Adam Wainwright could not work out.

    Clayton Kershaw, meanwhile, and the Los Angeles Dodgers have been extremely successful for a long time, now, and currently the Washington Nationals want to hire a long-time successful executive similar to Mozeliak. Could this be the wonderful structure?

  • Molinaless Winemixer

    Molinaless Winemixer

    Yadier Molina was born in PR and then migrated to play for the St. Louis Cardinals which lasted 18 MLB seasons as a backstop. He is truly respected by every figure across the league. Fast forward to today, there is a shift being substituted in Molina’s place. It is called the Molinaless winemixer.

    Something in simple terms where liquors are mixed but the caveat is this year’s ball club. The 2024 St. Louis Cardinals are currently five games back of a wild card berth but lack some talent including Jordan Walker, Nolan Gorman, Brandon Crawford, and now catcher Wilson Contreras.

    Contreras has easily been St. Louis’ biggest star this year with a .849 OPS despite missing seven weeks and now likely the remainder of 2024 due to a hit pitch by Pablo Lopez. It has not bode healthy for St. Louis ever since Molina left as a non-manager especially.

    Jobs are at stake including Oliver Marmol, John Mozeliak, and others who have played a part behind the scenes. St. Louis fans can only retort a bit of vitriol at the moment and strive with new catcher Ivan Herrera who was originally graded as the Cards’ sixth top-rated prospect.